Braves hold on to beat Hellgate

Joston Cripe scored 20 points, including a floater in the lane with 1.3 seconds left, and Flathead edged Missoula Hellgate 57-55 in Western AA boys’ basketball Thursday.

Columbus rally knocks out Bigfork

BELGRADE — For the second day in a row at the Class B state girls basketball tournament, the fourth quarter did Bigfork in.

State A volleyball: Wildkats fall in quarterfinals

BOZEMAN — Central A champion Lewistown dropped Northwestern A champion Columbia Falls 25-20, 25-21, 25-14 in a winner’s bracket quarterfinal match at the Class A state volleyball tournament Thursday at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.

Glacier spikers sweep Helena High

Glacier earned another Western AA volleyball win by beating Helena High in three sets Saturday at Glacier High School.

Helena hits 11 threes to beat Braves

Helena hits 11 threes to beat Braves

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Gulick, Wolfpack tip Bison for split

Sidney Gulick had 10 kills and nine digs to help Glacier beat Great Falls High in three sets Saturday and salvage a split of a volleyball doubleheader with the Electric City schools.

Eureka wins District 7B volleyball

EUREKA - Cassidy Morgan had 10 kills and Selene Elster nine to help Eureka down Thompson Falls 25-22, 25-21, 25-22 in the District 7B volleyball tournament final on Saturday.

Lamb, Young top runners at Whitefish Invitational

Frenchtown boys and Whitefish girls claim team championships

Asa Christian Lindberg French

son of Tabetha Rose French of Columbia Falls, was born Oct. 25 at North Valley Hospital.

Hudson Weisenstein

Hudson Weisenstein, son of Adam and Corrie Weisenstein of Kalispell, was born Jan. 25 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

No. 9 Maryland tops No. 25 Michigan for 3-way title share

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Anthony Cowan Jr. had 20 points and eight assists in his final home game at Maryland, and the ninth-ranked Terrapins beat No. 25 Michigan 83-70 on Sunday to earn a share of the Big Ten regular-season title.

Columbia Falls boys 5th, one win from State A

Jace Hill had 25 points and seven rebounds to lead the Wildcats over Browning 69-50 in the fifth-place game at the Western A Divisional Saturday. Columbia Falls next plays Havre, the fourth-place team out of Eastern A, for a berth into the State A tournament March 9-11 in Bozeman.

Flathead topples Helena in OT

Blaine Newman hit a three at the buzzer to force overtime and Flathead outscored Helena High 10-8 in the extra session to pick up a wild 78-76 Western AA boys basketball victory Friday night at Flathead High School.

Fire resized at 45 acres

The Avalanche Wildland Fire in Glacier National Park is 20 acres larger than earlier estimates, according to a news release from park officials.

Girls Hoops: Smith’s big first half sparks Whitefish girls

Big Sky routs Ronan

LIBBY — Bailey Smith scored 25 points, Ainsley Scott added 13 and Whitefish built a big first-half lead on the way to a 61-30 win over Libby in Northwest A girls basketball Thursday.

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- Annual Hockaday Arts in the Park, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Depot Park, Kalispell. Live music begins at 11 a.m. daily. Concessions, beer and wine garden. Admission $4 daily or $5 weekend pass; children 6 and under, free.

Glacier finishes 3rd in state volleyball

BOZEMAN - Everything they had.

Anderson leads Glacier; Flathead’s season ends in Helena

Emma Anderson had 16 kills and three blocks Tuesday, helping the Glacier Wolfpack down Butte in four sets in a State AA first-round volleyball match at the Wolf Den.

Fire burns 33 acres

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